Where does “serrous” come from?

serrous (English) comes from Latin serra, from Proto-Italic serzā, from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sers-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

serrous (English): Like the teeth of a saw; jagged

Definitions

  1. Like the teeth of a saw; jagged

Ancestry of “serrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinserraa saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order
2Proto-Italicserzā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansers-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansers-to cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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